Lucien Jerphagnon

Lucien Jerphagnon (7 September 1921 – 16 September 2011) was a French scholar, historian and philosopher specialized in Greek and Roman philosophy.

Biography
Lucien Jerphagnon is the son of Émile Jerphagnon, a regional engineer of French Ministry of National Education and Madame Jerphagnon, born Jeanne Lallemand.

He became doctor in philosophy under professor Vladimir Jankélévitch (1965) and became a lecturer at the University of Franche-Comté of Besançon (1966–1970) and professor at the Caen University (1970–1984).

Honours

 * Knight of the Legion of Honour
 * Commander of the Ordre des Palmes académiques
 * Commander of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres

Awards

 * 1981 : Estrade-Delcros Prize of the Académie Française
 * 1999 : Moron Prize of the Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques
 * 2007 : Écritures & Spiritualités Award

Acknowledgements

 * Member of the Academy of Athens (modern)
 * Member of the Académie des Sciences, Arts et Belles-Lettres de Caen
 * Member of the Montpellier Academy of Sciences and Letters